Tangetially, last night a friend and I were discussing GOP St. Sen. Randy Hopper of Fond Du Lac. As you know, he’s the doofus whose wife revealed he was living in Madison with his 25-year-old mistress, a right-wing lobbyist. (Talk about the Republicans being in bed with the lobbyists!) Since his residency outside his district violates WI law, I wonder what the procedure is to replace him? Does he need to be impeached, or is he just automatically removed from office? Thanks for any help you can provide; what I’ve read so far doesn’t offer any answers to those questions.

Once again, please keep up the fine reporting from Madison.